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affects electrical installations across the
world.”
The problem, outlined by Network Rail, was
that live cables were having to be removed
from cleats, work carried on around them,
and then somehow placed back between
tightly spaced upright studs at regular
intervals along the entire run.
Ellis addressed the issue by designing a
cleat that could be stacked and fixed with
nothing more complicated than a quarter-
turn fixing lock.
This means additional cable runs can be
added quickly and easily, without any need
to tamper with existing ones.
The rapid-fit nature of the product is further
enhanced by the replacement of fixing
nuts with a push-fit locking mechanism that
securely fastens the lower and top section
of the clamp.
As well as attaining PADS approval, the
Ellis No Bolts cleat uses a form of nylon
specifically formulated to meet the London
Underground 1-085 approved material
standard.
Flat wires
Fine flat wire, a recent addition to Essex
Suzhou’s copper magnet wire product
range, provides automotive customers
with a key magnet wire solution for electric
vehicle traction motors.
The new wire was showcased at July’s 2017
China International New Energy Vehicle
Electric Control Exhibition in Shanghai.
Josh Fennig, vice-president of Essex Magnet
Wire (Suzhou) Ltd, said: “With the addition
of flat wire, Essex Suzhou is prepared to help
China’s electric vehicle manufacturers
ramp-up quickly with the full complement
of round and rectangular copper magnet
wire they need.”
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The Ellis No Bolts cleat – the first cable cleat to be granted
PADS approval by Network Rail
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Fine flat wire, a recent addition to Essex Suzhou’s copper
magnet wire product range
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